» The Gators won the outright 2014 SEC regular-season title earned the No. 1 overall seed in the SEC Tournament, earning two byes and playing its first game Friday in quarterfinal action. The championship is the program’s second-straight title, third in the last four seasons, seventh overall and fifth outright.
» The Volunteers advanced to the semifinals after pulling off a 59-44 victory over South Carolina on Friday.
» UF is 39-45 all-time in the SEC Tournament with a 24-14 record under Donovan and three-straight SEC Tournament Championships from 2005-07.
» Tennessee leads the all-time series against Florida 18-18, but the Gators are 18-18 against the Vols since Donovan took over. UT is also 4-3 against UF in SEC Tournament action, but Donovan helped Florida win its last such game against Tennessee in 2011.
» The Gators swept the regular-season series agains the Volunteers, defeating their Saturday opponent 67-41 at home on Jan. 25 and 67-58 on the road on Feb. 11.
» UF enters Saturday’s regular-season finale on a program-record 24-game winning streak and at 18-0 have set a school mark for most conference wins in a single season. Its 29 wins are also the most the Gators have captured in a single regular season. Florida has won 29 of its last 30 games.
» The Gators are the first team in SEC history to go 18-0 in league play. UF is also the first team from a major conference, since Indiana in 1976, to go 18-0 in league play.
» Florida has gone two-straight seasons without losing at home, holding a 32-0 record since the start of the 2012-13 campaign (17-0 in conference games).
» The Gators have won nine-straight SEC road games, also a program record.
» Florida is 81-9 since the beginning of the 2011-12 season when holding an opponent under 71 points in a game.
» UF is 13-2 this season in single-digit decisions after going 0-6 in such contests during the 2012-13 campaign. Florida is also 1-0 in overtime games.
» The Gators are 11-2 in true road games this campaign with both losses coming against ranked opponents during the first month of the season. Florida lost those contests by a combined seven points. UF is also 3-0 in neutral-site games this campaign.
» 2013-14 was the first time that Florida has ended the regular season ranked as the No. 1 team in the nation. The Gators have achieved a No. 1 ranking in four separate seasons and currently hold a 20-5 record playing as the top team in the country.
» Florida’s senior class is the first in school history to win three SEC championships.

» Tennessee leads Florida 72-53 in the all-time series with the Gators just 17-18 against the Vols under Donovan. UF is 16-44 at UT and 5-12 in series road games coached by Donovan having not won in Knoxville since Jan. 11, 2011. Tennessee has also won seven of the last eight games against Florida in its home arena.
» Martin is 3-1 against Donovan since taking over the Vols.
» An unranked UT team is hoping to knock off a ranked UF squad for the 12th time.
» Florida and Tennessee are squaring off for the second time this season after the Gators earned a dominant 67-51 victory over the Volunteers in Gainesville, FL two weeks ago on Jan. 25 to break a three-game losing streak to their SEC East rivals.
» UF is currently riding a school-record 29-game home winning streak (second-longest in the nation). Florida extended a program record Saturday by recording its 15th consecutive home win against league opponents.
» The Gators have opened league play with a 10-0 record for just the second time under Donovan. The school record for best SEC start is 11-0, set in 2007.
» Florida is on a 15-game winning streak and has won 20 of its last 21 games.
» The Gators are 73-9 since the beginning of the 2011-12 season when holding an opponent under 71 points in a game.
» UF has started 21-2 through 23 games for the second time in school history. The first time the Gators achieved that mark, they won the national title (2006-07). In 2005-06, UF opened the season 20-2.
» Florida is 9-2 this season in single-digit decisions after going 0-6 in such contests during the 2012-13 campaign. UF is also 1-0 in overtime games.
» The Gators defeated top-15 teams in consecutive games for the fourth time in program history and first time ever in non-conference regular season play.
» Florida is 2-2 against ranked opponents this season with both losses coming in true road games and the victories occurring in a home contest and neutral-site game.
» The Gators are 5-2 in true road games this season.

The No. 6 Florida Gators (17-2, 6-0 SEC) blew out the Tennessee Volunteers (12-7, 3-3 SEC) on Saturday afternoon, snapping a three-game losing skid to their rivals while rolling to a 67-41 victory at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center in Gainesville, FL.

Florida won its 26th-straight home game (second-longest streak in the nation) and 12th in a row against a Southeastern Conference opponent, defeating Tennessee for the first time in nearly three full years (March 11, 2011).

The Gators won their 11th-straight game and picked up a win for the 16th time in their last 17 contests. OnlyGators.com breaks it down with eight quick-hitters:

It was over when: With 10:49 remaining, Tennessee fouled Florida sophomore guard Michael Frazier II, putting the Gators in the bonus for the remainder of the contest. UF extended its lead to 23 points after Frazier’s two made free throws and went up a game-high 32 before the final buzzer sounded.

Prominent players: Frazier and senior point guard Scottie Wilbekin both made the difference for Florida on Saturday, leading their team in scoring with 17 and 13 points, respectively. Both players were sparks for major runs that helped create and extend the Gators’ big advantage (see below) while playing with level heads throughout the contest. Frazier was more effective driving to the hoop than usual with one of his moves into the lane creating a great play for a teammate (see below).

“A couple times today he did a good job of attacking and not just shooting, which we know he does very well. He did a good job attacking and finding people,” said Wilbekin about Frazier. Added Frazier: “Coach told me that I can use my shot fake to make plays for my teammates. Any time I can do that is a good thing for out team. … I don’t want to be a one-dimensional guy because then teams can take me out of the game.”

Significant stretch: The Gators outscored the Vols 16-4 to open the second half with Frazier burying two threes to help put UF up 19 points with 13 minutes remaining. UT was simply never able to recover…or even keep it that close.

» Tennessee leads Florida 72-52 in the all-time series, and the Gators are just 16-18 against the Vols under Donovan. However, UF is 32-24 against UT at home, 10-6 in games coached by Donovan.
» Florida is looking to break a three-game losing streak to Tennessee; Martin is 3-0 against Donovan since taking over the Vols.
» Saturday marks Donovan’s 600th game at UF.
» The Gators are on a 10 -game winning streak and have won 15 of its last 16 games.
» Florida is currently riding a school-record 25-game home winning streak (third longest in the nation) with 11 wins in a row against SEC opponents in the O’Dome.
» Saturday marks the first of consecutive Thursday-Saturday turnarounds for the Gators. UF’s senior class is 9-1 overall in its last five Thursday-Saturday situations having swept four-straight instances when playing two games in that three-day period.
» Florida is 8-2 this season in single-digit decisions after going 0-6 in such contests during the 2012-13 campaign. UF is also 1-0 in overtime games.
» The Gators are 68-9 since the beginning of the 2011-12 season when holding an opponent under 71 points in a game.
» Florida is 2-2 against ranked opponents this season with both losses coming in true road games and the victories occurring in a home contest and neutral-site game.
» An unranked UT team is hoping to knock off a ranked UF squad for the 12th time.
» The Gators defeated top-15 teams in consecutive games for the fourth time in program history and first time ever in non-conference regular season play.
» UF has used seven different starting lineups in 18 games.
» Florida’s four seniors reached the 100 career wins on Thursday. That benchmark has only been reached by 11 other players in school history.

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